Oh, Reddit, you incorrigible band of do-gooders with an insatiable urge to better society through the power of upgoats.

Although you may have noticed a spate of false charity in r/atheism yesterday, the ability of Reddit to act as a force of internet good has not been diminished. Three-year-old Lucas Gonzalez- who suffers from an immune condition called Hyper IGM that leaves him vulnerable to infection- is in need of a bone marrow transplant to give him a chance at living a normal life. But understandably, the associated $50,000 price tag was a bit unmanageable for his parents, who struggled to raise cash to fund little Lucas’ treatment. Luckily for the Gonzalez family, Reddit came to the rescue- to the tune of $31,000 in just half a day.

The community was so generous, Lucas’ dad actually put out a call to stop the donations, because the need had been fulfilled. There was even a George Bailey-esque moment that brought a bit of levity to a serious situation, when the kid’s father- user IronyX- posted: